Andre Yoskowitz
16 Sep 2013 23:52
Mozilla has confirmed that its Windows 8 'Modern' version of Firefox has been postponed, again, this time until January.
The company had estimated an early December launch for the touch version of the browser, following two prior delays.
A "Preview Release" will still be released on Tuesday along with the alpha build of Firefox 26.
"The goal of the Metro Preview Release is to gather feedback and defects from the larger Aurora community," Mozilla noted. "Whether or not the Metro Preview Release will graduate from Aurora to Beta and Release channels is still to be determined. At a minimum, it should significantly increase the number of testers and feedback."
Mozilla started developing their Modern edition 18 months ago, with a very basic preview released alongside Windows 8 in October 2012. At the time, the company expected the browser to be completed by January 2013. That clearly did not happen.